Alle Kapitel von The Princess Bodyguard : Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 4

Aurelia "Aurelia…" My name slid off Arthur's tongue in a voice so smooth and deep that its rich rumble slid down my spine against my will. He extended his hand, bowing slightly. "It's a pleasure to be of service to you again, Princess." Princess. My blood boiled with rage. It was my title, so I didn't mind when other people used it. But Arthur never called me Princess unless he was mocking me. I didn't care about the teasing, not even when he used it to poke fun at me for killing every flower I touched. Because I was sixteen then, infatuated with a boy two years older, my head lost somewhere in the clouds. Nothing anyone said mattered. I spent nights writing about him in my journal, doodling our names along the margins, as though I were already planning our future together. I was sixteen. And stupid. I stared at his hand as if it were the most insulting thing I'd ever seen, brushing only the tips of his fingers before yanking my hand back. "Arthur," I said briskly, t

AureliaSomething was wrong before the man even opened his mouth."Yes?" His voice came out thick and gravelly, and he stared at me a few seconds too long. "Who are you?"I opened my mouth to answer, but hurried footsteps interrupted from somewhere inside the house."Gregory? Who's at the door?" a feminine voice called out, edged with panic.Seconds later, a woman appeared, an apron tied around her neck and waist, wisps of hair escaping to frame her flustered face.Recognition flickered across her eyes the moment she saw me. Then it vanished—swallowed by something colder that I couldn't name.I frowned.Aunt Evelyn. It had to be her. This was her address, and Adrian had confirmed she was expecting us. So why did she look at me like I was a stranger off the street?My stomach twisted with unease, but I extended my hand anyway, mustering the polite smile Papa had drilled into me. "Hi, I'm Aurelia. I'm your—""My cousin's daughter." Her voice came out loud as she cut me off, and she clea